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Toyota Motor Manufacturing Turkey to become Toyota’s first European plant to produce plug-in-hybrid vehicles and batteries

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The second-generation Toyota C-HR will be produced at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Turkey (TMMT) in Sakarya—about 150 km east of Istanbul. Available in hybrid and plug-in hybrid versions, the new Toyota C-HR will also be the first plug-in hybrid passenger car to be produced in Turkey. market share.

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This Member Gets a Charge from Promoting Sustainability

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Ever since she was an undergraduate student in Turkey, Simay Akar has been interested in renewable energy technology. Simay Akar Employer AK Energy Consulting Title CEO Member grade Senior member Alma mater Middle East Technical University in Ankara, Turkey “I love the industry and the people in this business,” Akar says.

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BNEF: EV company fundings bright spot as clean energy investment slips in Q3 quarter; 3 China EV companies raise $1.9B

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billion, down 15% on 3Q 2017, while the purchase of small-scale solar systems of less than 1MW totaled $13.5 However, there were further signs of one important, expected change: a cooling-off in the country’s solar installation surge, in the face of deliberate action by policy-makers. In 3Q, Chinese solar investment was $14.2

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Tesla-powered Slovenian company launches third–and largest–Megapack project

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MWh capacity, helping support the grid, which extends from Turkey to Norway. Although the company is currently involved with several grid and large-scale energy stabilization projects, it said that it also has its focus on individual households, which it plans to utilize Tesla Solar and Powerwall for. Hz, NGEN told us.

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Karsan using BMW i3 motors and batteries for 6m electric city bus

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The BMW Group and Turkish manufacturer Karsan have signed an agreement for the supply of BMW i3 motors and batteries for the battery-electric 6-meter city bus “Jest electric”, which is produced in Bursa in Turkey for both the domestic market and for international markets. Torqeedo uses the batteries as the energy source for its motors.

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SGH2 building largest green hydrogen production facility in California; gasification of waste into H2

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SGH2 is in negotiations to launch similar projects in France, Saudi Arabia, Ukraine, Greece, Japan, South Korea, Poland, Turkey, Russia, China, Brazil, Malaysia and Australia. It does not depend on particular weather conditions, and does not require as much land as solar- and wind-based projects.

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Eight new EV brands you’ve never hears of – and they don’t come from China

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A Mexican solar manufacturer, SEV has expanded into BEVs and announced its first model, the E-WAN. It’s a mini car called the Sion that’s capable of charging via the grid or solar modules. Essentially the state-supported electric vehicle company of Turkey, Togg is launching its first production model into the domestic market in March.

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